Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Helping patients understand their diagnosis

General Breast Cancer Information

National Cancer Institute (NCI) Breast Cancer Topics (English and Spanish)

NCI Fact Sheets (Breast Cancer section)

• Improving Methods for Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis
• Cancer Advances In Focus: Breast Cancer
• Breast Cancer Prevention Studies
• Mammograms

Datos para la Vida Komen

American Cancer Society: Overview of Breast Cancer

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Basic Information about Cancer

Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Understanding Breast Cancer

Susan G. Komen Facts for Life:

• Biopsy
• La biopsia
• Types of Breast Cancer Tumors
• Tipos de cáncer de seno
• Axillary Lymph Nodes
• Carcinoma In Situ
• El carcinoma in situ
• Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
• Carcinoma ductal in situ
• Inflammatory Breast Cancer
• Cáncer inflamatorio de seno
• Metastatic Breast Cancer
• El cáncer de seno metastásico

ACS: What Causes Breast Cancer?

 

Online Tutorials and Videos

AstraZeneca E-Learning

Medline Plus

National Cancer Institute Tutorials

National Cancer Institute Tutorials (Spanish)

Susan G. Komen Multimedia Library

 

Pictures and Medical Illustrations

Breastcancer.org images and illustrations can help patients understand their diagnosis and treatment.

• Breast Anatomy
• Breast Self Exam
• Diagnostic Images
• Types of Breast Cancer
• Treatment
• Breast Reconstruction

 

Medical Terms

Susan G. Komen Facts For Life: Medical Vocabulary

Vocabulario médico

Spanish Vocabulary List

 

This Breast Cancer Resources for Patient Navigators is a mini-site of the Colorado Patient Navigator Program. It is sponsored by the Avon Foundation for Women.